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Tragic Seneca : an essay in the theatrical tradition / A.J. Boyle.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Boyle, A. J. (Anthony James)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. Tragedies.
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus.
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D--Influence.
European drama--Renaissance, 1450-1600--History and criticism.
European drama.
Latin drama (Tragedy)--History and criticism.
Latin drama (Tragedy).
European drama (Tragedy)--Roman influences.
European drama (Tragedy).
Mythology, Greek, in literature.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (273 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Tragic Seneca undertakes a radical re-evaluation of Seneca's plays, their relationship to Roman imperial culture and their instrumental role in the evolution of the European theatrical tradition.
Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Textual note; THE ROMAN THEATRE; THE DECLAMATORY STYLE; IDEAS MADE FLESH; THE BODY OF THE PLAY; THE PALIMPSESTIC CODE; THE THEATRICALISED WOR(L)D; SENECA INSCRIPTVS; IDEOLOGY AND MEANING; THE METATHEATRICAL MIND; TRAGEDY AND CULTURE; Senecan chronology; Notes; Bibliography; General index; Index of main passages discussed;
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-251) and indexes.
ISBN:
1-134-80230-7
1-134-80231-5
1-280-10981-5
0-585-44920-1
0-203-43259-2
9780203432594
OCLC:
259512209

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